The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation

Eleanor Mumford and her husband John play a significant leadership role within the Vineyard family of churches, both in the UK and overseas. They worked for two years with John Wimber at the Anaheim Vineyard in California before starting the SW London Vineyard in 1987. They handed over the leadership of that church in 2008 and served as National Directors in the UK and Ireland until 2015. They now...

Ryan Delmore and his wife Sarah live on the central coast of California where they own and operate Del's Famous Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant. A worship leader in the Vineyard church for over 25 years, Ryan continues to write songs and lead worship in his local church, while touring occasionally. He has written and recorded several songs with Vineyard Music, including "Better Than Life," "Set Me o...

Sandra McCracken's prolific contributions as a songwriter, modern-day hymn writer, and record producer have brought grace and clarity to her soulful, folk-gospel sound. Whether in a theater or in a chapel, she is a dynamic performer who blurs the lines of what church music sounds like, captivating and inviting audiences to sing along. While many of her songs like "We Will Feast In the House Of Zio...

As we take our end of season break, please enjoy some of our very favorite episodes from 2020, released on Mondays and Thursdays throughout December! We will catch you back with Season 3 in January! New Year, new episodes! Steve Cuss is the author of the influential book, "Managing Leadership Anxiety: Yours and Theirs" (published by NEXT Leadership Network), and serves as lead pastor at Discover C...

As we take our end of season break, please enjoy some of our very favorite episodes from 2020, released on Mondays and Thursdays throughout December! We will catch you back with Season 3 in January! New Year, new episodes! Chris Lizotte is a singer-songwriter and worship leader best known for his songs "Glory The King," "I Love Your Ways," and "I Will Trust You." Born and raised in Orange County,...

As we take our end of season break, please enjoy some of our very favorite episodes from 2020, released on Mondays and Thursdays throughout December! We will catch you back with Season 3 in January! New Year, new episodes! Worship leader and songwriter Matt Redman has penned some of the most-beloved worship anthems in the modern Church. Songs such as "The Heart of Worship," "10,000 Reasons," "Bles...

As we take our end of season break, please enjoy some of our very favorite episodes from 2020, released on Mondays and Thursdays throughout December! We will catch you back with Season 3 in January! New Year, new episodes! This episode is part of our new series, Black Voices In The Vineyard, which features interviews with Black leaders from around the Vineyard movement.  Kim McNeal and her husband...

As we take our end of season break, please enjoy some of our very favorite episodes from 2020, released on Mondays and Thursdays throughout December! We will catch you back with Season 3 in January! New Year, new episodes! Lauri Varieur is a former VP of Creative Brand/Social Media/Visual for top fashion brands BCBGMAXAZRIA and Donna Karan. She is now co-lead pastor — alongside her husband Wade —...

As we take our end of season break, please enjoy some of our very favorite episodes from 2020, released on Mondays and Thursdays throughout December! We will catch you back with Season 3 in January! New Year, new episodes!  Edgar King has been the lead pastor of Trinity Vineyard Church, a multicultural community of faith in Nakuru, Kenya since 2017.  Born and raised in Nakuru, Edgar has a passion...

As we take our end of season break, please enjoy some of our very favorite episodes from 2020, released on Mondays and Thursdays throughout December! We will catch you back with Season 3 in January! New Year, new episodes! Brian Doerksen is a Canadian singer/songwriter, worship leader, author and pastor. He is best known for his songs "Come, Now is the Time to Worship" and "Refiner's Fire" which h...

As we take our end of season break, please enjoy some of our very favorite episodes from 2020, released on Mondays and Thursdays throughout December! We will catch you back with Season 3 in January! New Year, new episodes! Aarti Sequeira is a cooking show host, journalist, and cookbook author. If her face is familiar, it might mean that you, too, have enjoyed a pulse-racing episode of Guy's Grocer...

Welcome to the plague year(s)...we guess? In the last Ferment episode of the year, Adam and Heather review their 2020 high notes: favorite Ferment guests, favorite quarantine moments and newly acquired hobbies. They also chat about how the robots are winning and how online church is different than church. Oh, and Adam yells…a lot. So buckle up and enjoy the Russell ride and we'll catch you in 2021...

Jacob Heppner is a CrossFit Games veteran with three top-10 finishes and a career-best finish of sixth overall in 2019. Raised in an agricultural community in San Joaquin Valley, Jacob learned the value of hard work early on. He was homeschooled until high school, where he fell in love with football, and went on to play at Central Methodist University while earning a Bachelor of Science in Mathema...

We've always heard that the two things we don't talk about at the dinner table are religion and politics, but in this episode of The Ferment we are going to talk about them both and how we navigate them as a unit…or don't. Featuring conversations with 8 different pastors spanning gender, racial, cultural and political divides, we hear the perspectives of just about every ideology that exists among...

Brian Zahnd is the lead pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri, which he founded in 1981 with his wife, Peri. He is a passionate reader, avid hiker and mountain climber, Bob Dylan aficionado and author of several books including Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Postcards from Babylon, A Farewell to Mars, Water to Wine, and Beauty Will Save the World.  Brian and Peri have three...

Mack Brock has been a worship leader for over 15 years and co-wrote "O Come to the Altar", "Resurrecting", "Here as in Heaven" and "Do it Again", all of which have had impact on the church worldwide. Mack's greatest passion is to lead people into a heightened awareness of the presence of God and to see individuals experience the breakthrough God has for them through worship. He lives in Charlotte,...

In this edition of our "conversations" series, Adam is joined by two friends: Ted Kim, lead pastor of the Evanston Vineyard, and platinum-selling songwriter and artist, John Mark McMillan. Emerging from a casual text conversation, this episode dives deep into the nature of creativity. From humanity's need for discovery and play, to writing songs and exploring new lands, making space for surprise o...

Trisha Taylor is a counselor, author, consultant and speaker based in Houston, TX. As a counselor she works with individuals, couples and families and seeks to provide a safe space where people who are hurting or confused can find God's grace and wisdom. Trisha also co-authored the book "The Leader's Journey: Accepting the Call to Personal and Congregational Transformation", which challenges leade...

Maria Lundbak Hinge is a worship leader, songwriter, humanitarian & development aid worker, and is the worship pastor at Copenhagen Vineyard.  She also leads Vineyard Nordic Worship across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland and has ventured into restarting Vineyard Nordic Worship as a music company in order to gather and share worship songs in the Nordic countries. She and her husband Morten have...

"What up, everybody!" Welcome to the 100th episode of The Ferment! After 2 years and 93 guests, we are circling back to the premise of this podcast with a 3-part conversation on the concept of fermentation as relates to our personal growth and spiritual journey. Pastor and spiritual director Jared Boyd shares with us about waking up to love and leads us through a practice of stillness and opening...

Welcome to another edition of our "conversations" series with Adam and Heather Russell! In this episode they answer your most burning questions, from Adam's dream guest to advice on raising pastor's kids, their thoughts on the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the church and, most importantly: Is Adam getting a face tattoo?? You'll have to listen to find out! Also, be sure to join us next week for...

A beautiful part of the Vineyard Global Family, Michael Ureña and Mariella Solís volunteer as worship pastors at La Viña del Este in Costa Rica. They have been married for 3 years and are a happy, crazy, dog-loving couple to whom God has given a passion for the Kingdom and pastoring others, especially musicians.   In this episode, Michael and Mariella chat with our host Adam Russell about life in...

Aarti Sequeira is a cooking show host, journalist, and cookbook author. If her face is familiar, it might mean that you, too, have enjoyed a pulse-racing episode of Guy's Grocery Games or know her as the season 6 winner of Food Network Star.  Aarti is also the author of Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul. An incredibly multi-faceted woman, she also holds a Bachelor's Degree from...

Edgar King has been the lead pastor of Trinity Vineyard Church, a multicultural community of faith in Nakuru, Kenya since 2017.  Born and raised in Nakuru, Edgar has a passion for the people of his city and creating a place where everyone is welcome. He holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and Statistics from Kenyatta University and a Diploma in Theology from the Vineyard School of Ministry-...

Brian Doerksen is a Canadian singer/songwriter, worship leader, author and pastor. He is best known for his songs "Come, Now is the Time to Worship" and "Refiner's Fire" which have been sung in churches internationally. He has been making music for 30 years, and has won more awards in both the United States and Canada than can be counted on all his fingers and toes.  Brian has been married to his...